Archive for the ‘Daventry District’ Category

26
Nov

Ravensthorpe – St Denys

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St Denys Ravenshorp

The church of St Denys Ravensthorpe is mostly C13 with a perpendicular towewr that was partly rebuilt in 1810.

25
Nov

Long Buckby – St Lawrence

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St Lawrence church

This Decororated style hurch of St Lawrence at Long Buckby Northamptonshire, retains a C13 tower, and was restored by GG Scott between 1862-3.

25
Nov

East Haddon – St Mary the Virgin

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St Mary the Virgin church

The Norman church of St Mary the Virgin at East Haddon Northamptonshire, was remodelled in the C14 and has a Perpendicular style tower.

Exterior view Sun dial

St Mary the Virgin at Fathingstone is a late C13 church that was extensively restored in 1852, 1872; and 1924-28 by Talbot Brown & Fisher.

Font pulpit

The north part of the church contains a plain octaganal tub font.

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Whilst the body of nave contains mid C19 pews with carved poppy-heads.

East window

The east window shows the subject of Jesus raising the widows son and is the only glass in the church that is not a memorial to the Agnew family.

Flora St Dorothy

Two of the other windows were designed by John Henry Dearle for the William Morris company. The first (Flora after Burne-Jones) is dedicated to Christine Elaine. The second (St Dorothy) is dedicated to Enid Jocelyn.

Stained glass Stained glass

The fibal two windows are dedicated to male members of the Agnew family. The first is dedicated to Ewan Siegfried Agnew Lieut. 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers who died in 1930 due to illness contracted during WW1. The second is dedicated to Michael David Agnew Evans, Lieut. Royal Horse Guards who died in Syria in 1942.

23
Oct

Cold Ashby – St. Denys.

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St Denys. Cold Ashby Nave and Chancel Chancel

The parish church of St Denys in Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, has a simple plan, consisting of a west tower, nave and chancel. There are no aisles, transepts, although there is a clerestory. The church was mostly built between the 12th and 14th centuries, of ashlar block from the local Lias stone, and was restored in the 1840s.

Font Font Carved head

The Perpendicular style font has craved flower motifs on the underside of the bowl.

Stained glass memorial Memorial to Emily Bateman Stained glass memorial

The vicar, Gregory Bateman, in the 19th century carried out a number of improvements in the church, including the High Victorian style Lych Gate of 1883, and the church contains a number of monuments including stained glass to him and his wife. The stained glass dedicated to him shows him preaching in the church, and welcoming the parishioners at the Lynch Gate.

cold ashby 15 Markham and Castle Wickes Monument

There is another wall monument to Gregory Bateman, and two other late 18th century monuments, an oval monument to Elizabeth Castle and Elizabeth Markham, and another monument to Alice Wickes.

Sundial Scratch dial

The outside south wall of the church contains a sundial and the remains of a medieval scratch dial.